Now playing Next Ukraine Russian banks to be cut off from SWIFT payments system, says EU chief The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a high-security intermediary system that allows banks and institutions around the world to carry out financial transactions – that is, ordinary payments – among each other. 26/02/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine On Kyiv's metro, anger and fear as Russian airstrikes continue "We are angry, we're scared, we're nervous and we don't know what to do," Kateryna Mala told Euronews. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Europe News 100,000 gather in Berlin as protests over Russia's invasion continue Demonstrators have taken to the streets in cities all across Europe to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine and spread an anti-war message. 26/02/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Russian soldiers advance towards Ukraine's capital Kyiv Russian artillery and cruise missiles have been hitting Ukrainian cities for a third day in a row, whilst ground forces advance towards Kyiv. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Let Ukraine rapidly join the EU, says Zelenskyy In a defiant and emotional public address on Saturday, the Ukrainian president asked for "courage" from the international community in deciding to block Moscow's access to global financial transactions. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine In pictures: civilians suffer from Russian invasion of Ukraine Heartbreaking images from Ukraine as residential areas are targeted by the Russian army 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Travel News British Airways cancels short-haul flights from London's Heathrow The airline clarified that the issue was not caused by a cyber attack as had been previously speculated. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Sport 'We can't pretend nothing is happening': Poland refuses Russia match “I can't imagine playing a match with the Russian National Team in a situation when armed aggression in Ukraine continues,” said striker Robert Lewandowski 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Ukraine: Meta bans Russian media from running ads amid censorship row Russia had ordered Meta to stop independent fact-checking of reports from Russian media on Facebook amid a wider crackdown of media in the country. 26/02/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine 'It's crazy traffic': Ukrainians queue for hours to get into Poland Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to the country's borders in a desperate attempt to escape the violent fallout from the Russian invasion 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Money Bitcoin mining is worse for the environment now since China banned it Many miners have fled from China to Kazakhstan and the United States where dirtier forms of energy now fuel their Bitcoin operations. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Green Opinion Dyeing for fashion: Why our clothes are so bad for the environment If the world wants to meet its COP26 climate goals, the fashion industry must change its colours fast. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Which sports stars are muscling into the NFT market? NFTs are everywhere and now they're breaking the world of sport, here we look at the stars branching into the new generation of collectibles. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Green News Fossil fuels are financing Russia's invasion, says XR Ukraine Climate protestors issued a call to action just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Travel News This 4 star hotel is giving shelter to displaced Ukrainians People in Ukraine’s capital are seeking shelter from blasts in hotel basements. 26/02/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Russian army continues Kyiv assault as Germany sends weapons Meanwhile, at least 120,000 Ukrainians have rushed to the country's borders with Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, while battles. 26/02/2022